What is the reason why the baby's poop is a little watery?

Loose stools are a typical symptom of diarrhea. When family members see abnormalities in the baby's stool, they should still pay attention to it. So what is the reason why the baby's stool is a bit loose? When encountering such a situation, the first thing to consider is whether it is diarrhea. Of course, the causes of diarrhea involve many aspects, such as poor gastrointestinal function, poor immunity or developmental problems, which cannot be ignored.

Diarrhea in children is a disease caused by multiple pathogens and multiple causes. Most of the affected children are under 2 years old, and the incidence is particularly high in infants aged 6 to 11 months. The peak of diarrhea occurs mainly from June to September and from October to January of the following year. Summer diarrhea is usually caused by bacterial infection, and the stool is mostly mucus with a fishy smell; autumn diarrhea is mostly caused by rotavirus, and the stool is mostly watery or sticky, but without a fishy smell. The incidence of diarrhea is second only to acute respiratory infection, and if it is not treated promptly and effectively, the mortality rate is also very high. The main cause of death is dehydration and electrolyte imbalance caused by diarrhea.

Reason 1: Since babies aged 1-2 years old grow and develop very rapidly, their bodies need more nutrition and heat energy. However, the digestive organs are not fully developed and secrete fewer digestive enzymes. Therefore, the digestive ability is weak and diarrhea is prone to occur.

Reason 2: Since the nervous system has poor gastrointestinal regulation function, any slight change in diet, such as inability to adapt to added weaning foods, too many types added in a short period of time, or too much feeding at one time, sudden weaning; or improper diet, such as eating indigestible protein foods; low temperature and cold body speeding up intestinal peristalsis, too hot weather and reduced secretion of digestive juices, large temperature differences in autumn and easy cold in the lower abdomen, etc., can all cause diarrhea.

Reason 3: Due to the low immunity of the whole body and gastrointestinal tract, diarrhea can be caused as long as the food or tableware is slightly contaminated; babies are prone to respiratory infections due to their low resistance, and diarrhea can often occur when they suffer from colds, pneumonia, and otitis media.

The reasons why the baby's stool is a little watery are very clear in the above article. The baby's health cannot be wrong. If you want the baby to develop and grow more healthily, you need to adjust his daily life, especially a reasonable diet, and proper exercise. These care measures are very necessary.